On the 48th anniversary of the moon landing, Aldrin recounted the story on Twitter behind one of the most iconic pictures of the 20th century.*
After Neil Armstrong and Aldrin descended from the Apollo 11 capsule to become the first humans to ever walk on the moon, the former took a snap of Aldrin on the Sea of Tranquillity.*
"When Neil took this pic of me it was very spontaneous. He said 'stop right there' & I turned. You can see the motion of the strap #Apollo11," Aldrin said.* Read more...